I am looking for a delightful children's book from my childhood circa
1958 about british children in the south pacific - I recall they were
at sea at times

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Request for Question Clarification by juggler-ga on 17 Dec 2005 20:01 PST

Hi,

How about "South Sea Holiday" (1956)?

"Fiction... Dr. Johnson is visiting some of his patients on the far
islands of the Cook group in the Pacific Ocean. He is taking two of
his children, Michael and Mandy with him and this book is about that
trip."
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=25629074

Does that sound like your book?

If not, can you recall any additional details that might narrow this down?

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Clarification of Question by reeleder-ga on 18 Dec 2005 07:49 PST

Thank you so much. You may just have it nailed down. Remarkable. I
will purchase the book. Take care.

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Clarification of Question by reeleder-ga on 18 Dec 2005 18:50 PST

I'm a novice at using google search juggler-ja but wanted to thank you
again. The $10 is yours. How do I close the question account, and get
you funded. Take care.

Hello.

Okay, thank you!

We will make "South Sea Holiday" (1956) by Lydia Davis the official answer here.

Copies for sale at Abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bx=off&sts=t&ds=30&bi=0&an=davis&tn=south+sea+holiday&sortby=2

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search strategy:
keywords: fiction, children, pacific ocean

I hope this turns out to be the right book. If not, please let me know
via the "request clarification" feature.  Thanks again!

Great, and very fast. This book is right out of my child hood, so many
years ago. I ordered it as soon as I received your excellent clue!!!